import com.ms.com.*;
import com.ms.wfc.ui.*;

/**
 * This class is used to create automation objects instead of
 * ActiveXComponent - this creates them on the current thread
 * instead of the VM's STA thread
 */
public class COMAutomation
{
  private static final _Guid IID_IUnknown = new _Guid(
                 "{00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}");

  public static Object createObject(String str) {
    try {
      return com.ms.win32.Ole32.CoCreateInstance(
        com.ms.win32.Ole32.CLSIDFromProgID(str),
        null, ComContext.INPROC_SERVER |
            com.ms.win32.win.CLSCTX_LOCAL_SERVER,
        IID_IUnknown);
    } catch (Exception e) {
      MessageBox.show("Can't create COM component:"+str);
      return null;
    }
  }

  public static void release(Object o)
  {
    try {
      if (o != null) com.ms.com.ComLib.release(o);
    } catch (Exception e) {}
  }
}